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Backpacking Background: I have been backpacking since 4 years of age, taking long trips into the mountains with my family. I hike various terrains from mountains and plateaus to grasslands and prairies. My excursions can be a day hike with a light-weight waist pack, a loop trail taking up to 5 days on which I keep my pack as light-weight as possible, or an in-and-out trip for a night or two where my pack can be heavy. Slow and steady is my pace and I use a tent or a hammock depending on weather and terrain.
PRODUCT INFORMATION & SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer: Sea to Summit Year of Manufacture: 2011 Manufacturer's Website: Sea to Summit MSRP: $24.95 as listed by retailer (not listed on website) Listed Weight: 4 oz (113 g) Measured Weight: 4.4 oz (125 g) Size tested 4 liter (135 oz) Color tested: Green and black Also available in: 2 liter (67 oz) 6 liter (203 oz) 10 liter (338 oz) Listed Capacity: 4 liter (135 fl oz) Measured Capacity : 3.8 liters (128 fl oz) Material used for the bladder is Mylar Material used for the exterior is 420 D ripstop nylon INITIAL IMPRESSIONS
I look forward to using the Sea to Summit Pack Tap on my fall excursions into the bush and backwoods. It holds more water than the average water bottles I normally carry with me and because of that and its functional ability to be strapped to the exterior shell of a backpack I can cut the weight I normally carry by not having to include so many bottles of water in my pack. FIELD LOCATIONS AND CONDITIONS
I took the Sea to Summit Pack Tap to the prairies of Southeastern Colorado where it was secured to a tree using a small bungee. The day was sunny and 54 F (12 C) and cooled to 48 F (9 C) by the time I left. It was just an afternoon out to see how easy and convenient the Pack Tap would be for a day hike. PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD I had no problems using the Pack Tap out in the field both during day hikes and on an overnight trip out in Oxbow state wildlife refuge area in December. To prevent overnight freezing of the water left in the bladder after the day was over I brought the Pack Tap into the tent and kept it in my sleeping bag next to my body. I experienced no leaks or problems with any of the components and with the extra steps taken to prevent the contents of the Pack Tap from freezing I had no problems procuring water for my morning coffee the next morning. I am very pleased with the performance of the Sea to Summit Pack Tap. SUMMARY In short, I am very happy with the Sea to Summit Pack Tap. It is easy to fill, easily stored away when not in use, easy to carry and hang at the camp site or rest site on a day hike and all the components worked properly without any leaks or major problems. I am very impressed with this product. LONG-TERM TEST LOCATIONS AND CONDITIONS I have used the Sea to Summit Pack Tap on many occasions and in many climates over the past few months including winter camp outs in the Comanche National Grasslands of Southeastern Colorado and in the prairies around my home in La Junta, Colorado. Unfortunately I have not made it up to the mountain ranges surrounding my home in Colorado but used the Pack Tap while at work getting fields ready for planting and irrigation. The weather ranged from snow and temperatures of 28 F (-2 C) up to sunny and clear weather with temperatures of 74 F (23 C). It has found a use in the snow, in the rain, in wind and in calm clear skies. PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD
During winter camp outs in the Comanche National Grasslands I experienced no problems with the Pack Tap freezing over completely during the cold nights where the temperature got down to 36 F (2 C), the water inside the bladder was ready for use, though a little slushy, when morning came and I was ready for a hot cup of coffee. SUMMARY
In summation the Pack Tap performed well and proved itself to be a very useful piece of gear to have along with me on the trail, in the tractor, in the Jeep and in camp. Read more reviews of Sea to Summit gear Read more gear reviews by Erin Marie Hedden Reviews > Hydration Systems > Bladders > Sea to Summit Pack Tap > Test Report by Erin Marie Hedden |
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Upstate NY had its first major, and unexpected, blizzard a day or so ago. We have had other reminders that winter is coming down the pike. The groundhog we've occasionally seen loitering in the back garden has put on an enormous amount of weight since our last issue and migrating birds have been stitching arrows across the sky this past week or three.
A couple of days ago we learnt that October l5th is National Grouch Day -- but can we really be surprised since it's the very day Orphan Scrivener routinely swoops crow-like to darken your email in-box? So read on and let the grouching commence!
On one occasion, staring into the shop window at a set of triangular stamps from the Pacific (I seem to recall they were Tongan) I suddenly forgot how to pronounce foreign. I could hardly go in, put down a couple of pennies, and ask for stamps from countries that were abroad. On the other hand, hanging about the emporium door for ages trying to remember would run the risk of suspicious looks from the chap behind the counter. So in the end I plucked up courage, went in, and -- as will happen when a familiar phone number is temporarily forgotten but returns to us when we start dialing -- as soon as I began to make the request, the word came out correctly pronounced, albeit with a broader Geordie accent than the one I now possess.
In those days I didn't collect stamps with a particular topic, but if I ever take up the hobby again, my focus will be on matters mysterious, for I have discovered a fascinating website devoted to Detective Fiction On Stamps.
Its content covers philatelic images from about two dozen countries with the themes of mystery authors and their characters as well as actors who have portrayed the latter.
There's evidence of conflicting decisions on who gets the nod as one of the best-known sleuths. Nicaragua issued a set in l972 celebrating the 50th anniversary of Interpol, illustrated with their choices for The 12 Most Famous Fictional Detectives. In l996 Guernsey celebrated l00 Years of Cinema with a set depicting Five Classic Screen Detectives whereas Dominica's homage to the same event featured Ten Fictional Detectives.
The small screen is not forgotten either. To my delight, a
British set about classic TV series
features not only Inspector Morse and his scarlet buggy but
also a stamp honouring Rising Damp, one of my favourite
sitcoms. Most of us have rented from landlords like Rigsby!
Avengers fans may also like to check that page
Alas, it appears Tonga has not yet obliged with a stamp
honouring mysterious literature. I'd complain about it, but
that would be foreign to my nature.
Unfortunately I'm too old to do that without getting
I can only recall fondly the distant days when it was a
thrill just to be out after dark. The crunch of desiccated
leaves under my feet, the skeletal trees leaning out over
the sidewalks, the way night transformed the familiar
neighborhood into a eerie, alien landscape full of secrets.
Oh heck...I'd never have gone out in the cold except for the
I hate the cold. That trick-or-treat bag used to get heavy
and my hand would turn numb hanging onto it. But when I got
back home, upended the bag over the table, and spilled out a
mountain of chocolate and candy corn, that made the misery
Of course there were always apples. They fit in with the
season. My friends and I hated people giving out apples.
Apples were too heavy to cart around and anyway no one goes
out in the cold for fruit. Our parents were always nagging
us to eat fruit. Today fears about concealed razor blades
have pretty much put an end to Halloween apples. I doubt
kids are shedding any tears over that.
It was always the retired folks who had the bowl of apples
in the hallway by the door and they were the ones who always
insisted we come inside and perform for our treats. Back
where I grew up the Puritans had got their oar in and so it
was more like work-for-treats. We were required to sing a
song or tell a joke or recite a poem. Somehow we never had
the courage to explain things to these misguided adults.
"I'm afraid we've got a little misunderstanding here. The
way it works, see, is you hand over the treats or we come
back and soap your windows, or smash a pumpkin on your
We preferred householders who couldn't be bothered to get
into the spirit of Halloween. The ones who opened the door a
crack, tossed some money in our bags, and sent us on our
way. Money was what we preferred. A quarter would buy more
penny candy than most people would give out, not to mention
being lighter to carry. We couldn't help noticing the bigger
the house, the more likely we were to get money rather than
candy. Some years my friends' parents drove us to a nearby
upscale development. The people up on the hill put dollar
bills in our bags.
Ever notice how tall kids are today? I wonder, if I put on a
mask, and slouched...
We're now at the end of this latest newsletter and so will
be taking our leaves. However, after a gap of two months
we'll be back to spread misery among subscribers again when
our next Orphan Scrivener flaps in from the aether on
December l5th.
See you in then!
who invite you to visit their
home page, hanging out on the
virtual washing line at
There you'll discover the usual suspects, including more
personal essays, lists of author freebies and mystery-
related newsletters, Doom Cat (an interactive game written
by Eric), and a jigsaw featuring the handsome cover of Five
For Silver. There's also an Orphan Scrivener archive, so
don't say you weren't warned! Intrepid subscribers may also
wish to pop over to visit Eric's blog.
NECESSARY EVIL or THE BSP TICKER
This time around the ticker tells subscribers about a fellow
whose crimes were just not cricket as well as revealing hot
news from Greece.
FILING A STORY or UNRAFFLING A MYSTERY
Mystery*File is home to a huge
selection of articles about mysteries, reviews, author
interviews, checklists, and more. Since the last Orphan
Scrivener was issued, Mary's essay on A. J. Raffles, the
gentleman burglar and amateur cricketer created by E. W.
Hornung, has appeared on the M*F website. Want to read
biographies of Raffles and his hapless friend and partner in
crime Harry "Bunny" Manders? How was it Raffles was thought
to have died twice? Is it possible Raffles finally redeemed
himself after his life of crime? Bearing in mind there are
extensive spoilers, if you wish to find the answers to these
burning questions point your clicker at
TWOFER RETURNS or A BLAZE OF GLORY
And speaking of burning, the Greek edition of Two For Joy
has appeared under a title we recklessly -- and loosely --
translate as Byzantium Ablaze. Published by Govostis, its
cover features drawings of three personages from the Ravenna
mosaics. They are recognisable as the man we dubbed John,
his arch enemy Empress Theodora, and a third person whose
identity is uncertain though we have our suspicions, set
against scarlet flames flowering in the background. If you'd
like take a glance, pop over here to
Our thanks to Govostis for again bringing Ioannis back to
his own country!
ERIC'S BIT or WORKING FOR TREATS
In a couple of weeks it will be Halloween. Nothing beats
putting on a mask and prowling the streets at night.
This issue of Orphan Scrivener was written during an early
cold snap. As he indicated above, Eric does not care for
winter and vastly prefers the hot summer weather -- which
Mary particularly dislikes -- so we both agree with Carol
Bishop Hipps, who described October as the gap between the
miseries of the two aforementioned seasons.
Mary R and Eric


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Remove Images Heart of Gold Award June 20, 2012 Laurie Losiewicz presents Bob Lowe with the 'Heart of Gold Award.' Photo by T. Keiser "I go to places like this and entertain a lot," he said. "Four to six days a week." On June 7, Laurie Losiewicz, along with other residents presented Lowe with a "Heritage Place Heart of Gold" certificate for coming to them every month and playing for free. "We wanted to give him this award because this is from the heart," said Losiewicz, who's been a long time friend with Lowe. "You won't find a better golden hearted guy anywhere than Bob." Lowe got started in traveling and singing about 15 years ago after he retired as an autoworker for Ford Motor Company. "My intention was when I retired from Ford I was going to do string instrument repair," he said. "I was doing quite a bit of that, but also built a few custom guitars." One of the men he built a guitar for was Andy Wilkins, who played guitar and sang at local senior centers. When Lowe finished Wilkins guitar, Wilkins invited him out to play with him and see if he liked it. He liked it so much he quit building guitars and put his efforts into playing and singing at various places. "I just enjoy doing the old songs and singing for seniors," he said. "It's more fun than playing in the clubs." Lowe said he plays hits from the '40's, '50's and some '60's. He originally started with only 40 songs and now has over 900 songs that he keeps on a laptop computer. He also makes sure he sings favorite songs of those in the crowd. "People love to hear their own songs and I love to sing them," he said. "I'm really fortunate and blessed just to come out here and do this." |


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Musetta's New Clothes Posted on April 24, 2012 by: Shannita Williams 0 Comments: Only four more weeks until the opening of Puccini's La Bohème and Musetta's wardrobe seems to be right on schedule, or so we hope! Meet the team responsible for all of Musetta's magnificent costumes: The team leader is Leslie Ann Smith, one of our talented Drapers here at the LA Opera Costume Shop. Leslie Ann has been with the company for twelve years. This is actually the third time she's worked on this particular production of La Bohème, and says it's one of her favorite shows. She loves making costumes from the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, so this show is right up her alley. Leslie Ann works closely with her Assistant Draper, Jennifer Shaw. The Fashionista of the team, Jennifer has been with the LA Opera since 2005. She holds a degree in fashion, but prefers to work with costumes (and wear them too). What's wrong with wearing period clothes, they were fashionable in their day! Mrs. Shaw provides great support to the team. Once Leslie Ann has studied the designs, she measures the performer, and then makes the patterns. Jennifer transfers the patterns onto the beautiful stage worthy fabrics, cuts it, then hands it to the team's Seamstresses, Hortencia Santos and Anna Wong, who meticulously stitch everything together and add the finishing touches. Let's not forget Hallie Dufresne (Senior Craftsperson), we all know you can't complete an outfit without the accessories. Thanks Hallie! With the work of this team, I'm sure Musetta will be fabulously dressed in her new designs. If not, then I guess Musetta in the nude will also be a great hit! La Bohème opens May 12 and runs through June 2nd. See you at the theater!
The Magic Dream, Day 7 – Dress Rehearsal Posted on February 03, 2012 by: Shannita Williams 0 Comments: The Magic Dream, Day 7 – Dress Rehearsal Day! from LA Opera on Vimeo. Dress rehearsal day, at last! And with it, the addition of the rest of our orchestra, with Vivian on midi and Salpy on flute. Just these two instruments supplementing the piano add so much to our little show. With the midi we suddenly have magic wand sounds, mock-glock(enspiel), and even an "audience applause" for our game show scene. And of course, you can't have The Magic Flute (or Dream, in this case) without, well, a flute. We sing through a few numbers with the band, tweaking a few musical cues here and there, and then we go right into our run. The cast is on fire – it's amazing how a show tightens up when you get an orchestra and a few audience members in attendance. Suddenly new ideas pop into your head, the dialogue is snappy, and even singing feels better with more instrumental support. This show came together really fast – in just a week of rehearsals we're ready to go. We're still doing some of this on the fly, though. Tomorrow's first performance will also be our first technical rehearsal, done live in front of hundreds of children (hopefully rapt with attention and joy). It will also be the first time we get to perform in our finished costumes. This afternoon the set will be loaded out by our capable crew and driven up to Malibu for our first two shows at the Smothers Theater at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Waking up at 5:30 AM aside, I can think of worse ways to prepare for a performance than winding my way through Las Virgenes Canyon as the sun burns off the last of the morning chill, waiting for the first sapphire gleam of the Pacific Ocean to strike my eye. See you on the flip side!
The Magic Dream, Day 6 – In Which Katherine Finds her Funny Posted on January 24, 2012 by: Shannita Williams 0 Comments: The Magic Dream, Day 6 from LA Opera on Vimeo. I found my funny. I didn't know I was looking for it, but this show has certainly brought it out in me. I had always been sort of serious growing up. Not that I didn't have fun, but I was always a thinker, future-focused. When I went to theater school and received comment cards from my professors that read, "Katherine is a committed performer, but she seems serious in class," I got so angry! "I'm just paying attention," I would cry silently to myself. Then I got into opera, into roles like Pamina, Violetta, and I got to suffer. I love to suffer onstage! I told myself that I was okay at comedy, and great at suffering. I suffered happily for many years, until I was hired to play Gina in The Magic Dream, here at LA Opera. Gina is essentially a mash-up of three different characters in Mozart's The Magic Flute: Papagena, First Lady, and First Spirit. That means she serves to forward the plot, deliver information, and act as comic relief. In our version of the story, she's really a magician, and since it takes place inside a dream, anything goes. Perhaps it's knowing that these performances are meant to be for children, but I've felt such a tremendous freedom in exploring this character in all of her aspects, especially her voice and her physicality. Most performers tend to have a "way in" to their character. Some create whole biographies for their characters, some need to find a quality they already possess in common with the character, and some don't feel at home until they get into costume and make up. For me, it's usually a mixture of all of the above, but something magical happened in the middle of our dress rehearsal when Eli, our director, walked onto stage in the middle of our kooky nightmare-gameshow scene and handed me a pair of diamond-encrusted, 1960s cat-eye glasses, à la Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire. Suddenly, I knew exactly who this crazy girl was, and my body naturally adopted her mannerisms: her extreme awkwardness with her limbs and her habit of pushing her glasses back up on her face when she's excited. I know my performance is waaaaay over the top, but I think children naturally have a highly developed sense of the absurd. No matter how big I get though, I always try to mean it, which is what I think makes it funny for the adults in the room. I remember something else from theater school: comedic characters never think they're funny. To them, everything is life-or-death. As you can see in the photo below, I just wish people would take me more seriously.
Noah's Flood Rehearsal: "I Need a Stunt Double" Posted on March 18, 2013 by: Education and Community Engagement 1 Comments: Muse Lee, our favorite high school blogger, has returned for a series on her participation in the Community Opera production of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood. Performances are April 19 and 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Last week Friday, a miracle of biblical proportions took place: school finally ended. A long, glorious spring break stretched before me like the rainbow after the flood. The perfect way to celebrate its arrival was going to Noah's Flood rehearsal stress-free. And what a celebration it was. This was the most rewarding rehearsal yet: on Sunday, everything began to come together. For the first time, the ark was brought in. With it there, we went over our wave movements, and we confirmed our various cues. As we did, the "doomed" practiced getting engulfed. I said before that their drowning looked like a horror film scene, but during this rehearsal, director Eli changed it a bit. It just got a whole lot scarier. Now, it involves the drowned rolling around on the ground. I think the situation was summed up best by one of the victims: "I need a stunt double." While we worked the waves, the four guardian angels practiced maneuvering the ark for the first time. I almost lost focus on my movements because I couldn't take my eyes off the ship. With our blue strips billowing around it, it sailed and rocked and veered. Later, I went up close to the ark, and I realized that it was only a frame with fabric. Though one of my fellow waves joked that we needed CGI, I heard one lady marveling at how incredibly well it worked. She was saying that this really shows the beauty of theater: the audience is not only given a story, but is also invited to fill in the gaps and complete it. It's kind of like how when a tree falls in a forest, it technically only makes a sound if people are there to hear it. Or maybe it's more like a coloring book. We provide the outline, and each audience member can fill the blank spaces with his or her own colors. After a short break, Eli got us back on our feet. It was now time to start working on the final scene. We figured out our entrances and exits and got a rough idea of the music. As we practiced, the people manipulating the rainbow sent it streaking back and forth over our heads. It was absolutely gorgeous, but as a wave, I could only imagine their pain once we hit the forty-minute mark. As usual, the three hours of rehearsal went by quickly, and before we knew it, it was time to go home. With rehearsal over, spring break officially began. I can't ask for a more wonderful start!
Noah's Flood Rehearsal: It's All Coming Together Posted on March 26, 2013 by: Education and Community Engagement 0 Comments: During a field trip last week, I mentioned rehearsal to one of my teachers. She asked me what show I'm doing, and I told her that it's Noah's Flood. "By Benjamin Britten?" she asked. "I did that show about 20 years ago!" She went on to tell me about her experience. It's almost scary to think that in 2033, we'll be talking about our production like that. However, I decided to slow down and take it one rehearsal at a time — I mean, we haven't even started rehearsing in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels yet. Rehearsal #5 took place on Saturday, instead of our usual Sunday. Because of the wicked L.A. traffic, it took a while for all of us to get to East Los Angeles Performing Arts Academy. When almost everyone had arrived, though, we began rehearsal. There was something new in the building that day: tape markings on the floor to delineate the Cathedral's stage area. We knew what that meant. It was time to really get down to business. Sure enough, director Eli Villanueva announced that today would be our first stumble-through rehearsal, in which we'd put all the scenes we'd learned in sequence. After some warm-up, we dispersed to our opening positions. All of us enter from different locations, and originally, a small group of us had to run halfway around the stage area to get to our initial positions. A few injuries later, we found our number reduced to only two. Eli greeted us with the additional happy news that he had made an executive decision: by his decree, we now had to run around the entire stage. When we finally made it to our spots a geologic era later, we ended up gasping instead of singing. I didn't know that I had signed up for operatic boot camp! After Eli worked with us on the physical, assistant conductor Paul Floyd gave us tips for the singing. He told us to really think about the verbs and to energize them. Now, it sounds less like a practiced mantra, and more like a sincere prayer. With all those repeating phrases, it's easy to simply chant the words, but Paul helped us really find the color and intention in each one. We transitioned from the opening scene to the ark entrance. The kids came downstairs to rehearse this, and since the adult ensemble isn't in the scene, we got to sit down and watch. What a treat! Playing various types of animals, including birds, cats, and deer, the children paraded out, swooping, prowling, or prancing up the ramp and into the ark. My wavemate and I alternated between happily singing along with the animals and going insane because of the cuteness. By the time the mice came out, we were literally dying. Luckily, break came next, so we had time to recover. We bonded over Shakespeare, dying oranges, and free verse about cement. As cheesy as it sounds, theater really brings people together and makes them bond over the most random things! After break, we continued from right where we left off. With our animals in the ark, we proceeded to the flood scene. With all of us together for the first time, the power of the music ballooned us up, infusing the scene with an incredible collective energy. Instead of simply being the manipulator of a fabric strip, I keenly felt my own role in the drama. My wave and I had become a living, breathing character. It's really all coming together now. I can't believe that we're already halfway through the program, and only about three weeks away from the performance. And I can see it already—with each rehearsal, we're also a little closer to 2033, when we'll be talking on and on about Britten's centennial year and that amazing production we put together.
Noah's Flood Rehearsal – Going Overboard Posted on April 08, 2013 by: Education and Community Engagement 2 Comments: Muse Lee, our favorite high school blogger, has returned for a series on her participation in the Community Opera production of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood. Performances are April 19 and 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Early on in Sunday's Noah's Flood rehearsal, director Eli pronounced, "We really have to go overboard." Whether or not the pun was intended, I'd say that was the theme of the day: testing our limits. The thing is, we had everything in place, and our new job was to turn it up several notches and amplify it—even if that meant completely overdoing it and feeling so embarrassed that we'd never want to face Eli again. With this objective in mind, we plunged right into rehearsal, running through the opening scene several times. After carefully observing us, Eli pointed to the open door, through which we could see a distant fence at the edge of the campus. He told us to keep in mind that there would be audience members that far away, and that we had to effectively convey the story to them. Therefore, it had to be bigger, louder, and way past the boundary of ridiculous. We had to shed the "armor of appropriateness" and "really explore what embarrasses you." We took his words to heart and started translating them into action, elongating our bodies and stretching our arms as much as possible. We had extra motivation since he announced that the first person who touched the ceiling would get a thousand dollars. Next, as the kids rehearsed their ark entrance, assistant director Heather took the "waves" and "doomed" outside to practice. Since it was so windy, our fabric strips wouldn't listen to us, instead flapping every which way and talking back. It was exhausting, but it actually added a splash of realism. Now, during the storm scene, I can truly imagine the wind whipping my wave and my clothes and my hair. And plus, my wavemate and I had fun pretending that our wave was a parachute and that we were going to fly away. As we went back inside, my wavemate and I nearly got trampled by the animals, but we narrowly avoided this fate and got to watch the rest of their ark entrance scene. When working with the kids, Eli told them something similar to what he told us: he said that the scene felt a little tentative and that it needed to be bolder. He said to them, "I'm giving you permission to make mistakes." Once they had worked on the scene a little more, we waves stepped in and the storm began. With Eli's words in mind, I threw myself so fully into the motions and the music that I don't quite remember what happened. All I know is that my limbs are really sore and that, according to my wavemate's mom, I had quite a lethal facial expression. Together with the animals, we sang our parts, and then slowly exited the stage. However, assistant conductor Paul, who was accompanying us on the piano, didn't stop playing. For the first time, he kept on going, right to the very last note. There were several moments of silence. Then, we burst into applause. And that's how our very last ensemble rehearsal ended. Next week, the principals and the community orchestra will join us, and then we'll be moving to our actual performance venue, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Each rehearsal is more exciting than the last—who knew that embarrassing yourself can be this fun?
A Backstage Look at Day 3 of Scenery Assemble Posted on May 12, 2013 by: Margie Schnibbe 0 Comments: The Tosca scenery arrived from Houston in three 53-foot trucks in thousands of small pieces. It normally takes our stage crew two or three days to assemble all of the pieces into a full stage setting. With rental or incoming productions, minor repairs often have to be made due to the stress of shipping and handling. By the end of the third day, we have begun to make these minor repairs and scenic touch-ups. Replica hand-carved foam sculptures were designed for this production. The sculptures are hard-coated with urethane foam and treated with scenic paint to look like stone. Each act has a different silk curtain. These silk drops are weighted at the bottom with a drapery chain to keep them from fluttering around when the curtain flies in and out. Note that a small bit of drapery chain hangs below the curtain. This chain will be sewn back into the bottom of the drop. One of the final elements of the scenery to be assembled is the ceiling. The aluminum triangular trusses serve as a lightweight skeletal structure. The ceiling is attached and held in place by four batten pipes over the stage. A scenic artist touches up the walls with gray paint custom-mixed to match the existing color. Note that the ceiling is now in place in the set.
Magic Flute: Tech Behind-the-Scenes Posted on December 03, 2013 by: Margie Schnibbe 0 Comments: This production of Magic Flute marks the first time in opera that all physical scenery has been entirely replaced with video projections. Pamina stands on a tiny revolving door platform that pivots out of the wall that serves as a projection screen. She is harnessed and buckled into the wall. Monostatos stands on the first level of the stage. All other scenic elements are video projections. Different color tapes are used for "spike" marks. These spike marks serve as a road map to indicate the position of sets and props and performers. The integration of these elements is critical in a production as intricate as this Magic Flute with nearly one thousand video animation cues. The yellow "Ts" are overall placements for where the performers stand for many of the projections. There are a number of other different colored spikes for various performer and prop placements. The video animation is not one complete movie that plays from beginning to end. It is composed of layers of separate clips. All clips are stored on a powerful computer (media server) and the stage manager, while watching the visuals and following the music, "calls" these cues accordingly to a projectionist. The projectionist then pushes a "go" button which executes the cue sequences. All of this is projected through one 18,000 lumen hi-definition projector located in a booth at the back of the orchestra level seating. The video is mixed live for every performance because every performance is different based on the musical tempi of the conductor, orchestra and singers. Thus no two productions are exactly the same. While Magic Flute is on stage and show-ready, Falstaff is stored in the wings until the next performance of that production. It takes three hours to completely transform the stage from one of these productions to the other, ready for curtain.
Thais: Tech Behind-the-Scenes Posted on June 05, 2014 by: Margie Schnibbe 0 Comments: If you look closely at the Eros statuettes in Act 2 of Thais you will notice that there are actually two different Eros statuettes. One beautiful shiny Eros sits on a pedestal in the gold room in Scene 1 and the other tarnished and worn-looking Eros (a breakaway prop) gets thrown to the ground in Scene 2. The breakaway Eros arrived with the set. The gold room Eros is an interpretative sculpture inspired by Hypnos the god of sleep and created by our Resident Lead Scenic Artist Tony Reveles. The statuettes have different appearances to signify the passage of time and the distinctly different emotions and actions of the two scenes. Using the original Eros statuette as a guide, Tony begins by researching images and then sculpting the head from modeling clay to get a feel for the figure's dimensions. Detail of the finished clay model In the next step Tony takes the dimensions from the clay sculpture and free-form draws the figure onto the foam block. He carves away at the block carefully using precise dimensions from his primary sculpt. Tony uses precision tools to further detail his final interpretation of the sculpture. Note the original breakaway Eros head on the right. A coating of acrylic medium is added to seal the porous material prior to the application of the final surface treatment. The figure receives a scenic treatment of aged patina and gold leaf. This is the finished Eros sculpture in the gold room Act 2 Scene1.


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